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Akumajou Densetsu

Akumajou Densetsu is the Japanese version of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. This version has many differences in gameplay and level layout, making the overall experience easier than its western counterpart.

22 December 1989

Akumajou Densetsu is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Konami, released 22 December 1989 on Wii U, Wii and Family Computer.

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What Akumajou Densetsu is

Akumajou Densetsu is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Konami and released in 1989. It is available on Wii U, Wii and Family Computer.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Akumajou Densetsu is the Japanese version of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. This version has many differences in gameplay and level layout, making the overall experience easier than its western counterpart.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Castlevania series

Akumajou Densetsu is the ninth of 107 entries we hold in the Castlevania series. The next entry was Castlevania II: Simon's Quest in 1989.

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What it launched against

Akumajou Densetsu launched on 22 December 1989, within three weeks of Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris and Pipe Dream.

Released around the same time: Fantasy World Dizzy, A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia, Denaris, Pipe Dream.

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When did Akumajou Densetsu come out?
Akumajou Densetsu was released on 22 December 1989 for Wii U, Wii and Family Computer.

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